As many as 400 joint personnel participated in the ceremony to prepare for rainy season disasters, Tuesday (11/28).

Hopefully everything can be handled well

Those joint personnel consisted of Satpol PP, BPBD, Fire and Rescue Sub-agency (Gulkarmat), Environment Sub-agency, Health Sub-agency, Water Resources (SDA) Su-agency, Bina Marga Sub-agency, Scout locally known as Pramuka, PMI, army, police, FKDM, urban village and sub-district heads in West Jakarta.

The ceremony held at the Citra 8 Housing Complex Reservoir, Pegadungan Urban Village was led by West Jakarta Mayor, Uus Kuswanto accompanied by West Jakarta Deputy Mayor, Hendra Hidayat; West Jakarta Resort Police Vice Chief, AKBP Sarly Sollu; and Dandim 0503/JB, Lt. Col. (Inf) Putra Siregar.

According to him, the preparedness of all authorities in facing the rainy season expected to occur in mid-January 2024 is very important. This is because 40 percent of the areas in West Jakarta are below the surface and prone to flooding, including the Rawabuaya, Duri Kosambi, Jalan Panjang, and Tegal Alur areas.

"What we do today is expected to be able to handle flooding during the rainy season quickly and well," he expressed.

Aside that, the ceremony also displayed the readiness of supporting infrastructure, such as rubber boats, tents, operational vehicles, and so on.

"Hopefully everything can be handled well. Coordination must also be strengthened," he stated.